With spring just around the corner, we decided get away from the prairie snow and take a chance on B.C.'s Wet Coast.

The drive along the TC highway outside of Lake Louise, Alberta.



Conditions near Revelstoke, B.C.






TC highway slices through a wall of limestone near Golden, B.C.



Driving conditions don't improve much on the Coquihalla Hwy



More snow along the Pacific Rim Hwy #4 towards the Tofino/Ucluelet Junction. A cruel introduction on the first day of spring.



Arrival at Toquart Bay outside of Ucluelet, B.C. Much to our delight, the sun came out the following day which made for some epic paddling conditions.






To minimize heat loss, a California sea lion sticks its fins out of the water.




Pit stop on David Island in Macoah Passage. My wife pauses to take a pic of an eagle resting on a nearby rock outcrop.




Three's a crowd. We came across this unusual standoff on this sea lion haulout near Larkin's Islet.



Photo opp along Toquart Bay logging road with Kennedy Lake backdrop. T'was a great day of paddling.



Naturally, a trip to Pacific Rim National Park would not be the same without a visit to Long Beach.